CHARLOTTE ó Four Gardner-Webb University swimmers represented the Runniní Bulldogs this past weekend at the 2013 Charlotte UltraSwim meet hosted by SwimMAC Carolina.

Boasting a stacked field that included 2012 London Olympians Ryan Lochte, Dana Vollmer, Cullen Jones and Ricky Berens, the 2013 Charlotte UltraSwim format allowed the top 32 finalists in each eventís preliminaries session to advance to finals. Two Runniní Bulldogs, Giorgie Graves and Nathan Lile, swam in finals over the weekend.

Lile (Waynesville) achieved a finals qualifying time in the 200-meter backstroke with a 2:11.88 during prelims. The rising sophomore also swam the 100-meter backstroke, achieving a time of 1:02.40 in that event, as well as the 50-meter freestyle (25.05).

Graves (Riverview, Fla.) moved up into the finals of the 50-meter butterfly, racing to a time of 28.63 (26th) and a runner-up finish in ĎDí finals on Saturday. The freshman also competed in the 50-meter freestyle (27.95), as well as the 100-meter freestyle (59.72) during prelims on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.